$120 Million Settlement Reached For Aliso Canyon Methane Gas Leak

August 8, 2018 | Steve Milne

Three years after a massive methane gas leak forced thousands of Porter Ranch residents in Southern California from their homes, Southern California Gas Company has agreed to a nearly $120 million settlement.

Utility To Pay $8.5 Million To Settle Suit Over Gas Blowout

February 8, 2017

(AP) - A California utility will pay $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit over a blowout that spewed natural gas for nearly four months and drove thousands of residents from their Los Angeles homes.

Environment

Summer Power Supply 'Adequate' For California

May 18, 2016 | Ed Joyce

California's energy grid manager says supply should be adequate for the summer, despite potential natural gas shortages in Southern California.

State Government

California Assembly Turns Down Aid For SoCal Gas Victims

May 6, 2016

(AP) — Members of the California Assembly rejected a plan to give victims of the Aliso Canyon disaster gas leak and other man-made pollution more time to sue for relief, but the proposal could return.

Environment

Cost Estimate Of Los Angeles-Area Gas Leak Hits $665 Million

May 4, 2016

(AP) - An energy company says expected costs from a massive gas leak near Los Angeles have ballooned to $665 million.

State Government

Oil And Gas Agency Says Better Regulations Could Have Prevented Aliso Canyon

April 26, 2016 | Ben Bradford

California oil and gas regulators say gaps in regulations, from years of dysfunction, helped allow the Aliso Canyon gas leak in Southern California.

Environment

California Gas Leak Largest Methane Leak in US History

February 25, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new study finds Aliso Canyon gas storage leak near Los Angeles was the largest methane leak in US history.

Environment

As Crews Seal Aliso Canyon Gas Leak, Public Officials Mull How to Prevent Another

February 17, 2016

Northern California has gas fields with equipment similar to what failed in Los Angeles County.

Environment

Gas Company Plugs Leak Near Porter Ranch

February 12, 2016

Crews working for Southern California Gas stopped a three-month natural gas leak in Aliso Canyon.

State Government

Boxer, Feinstein Seek Federal Review Of California Gas Leak

January 29, 2016

(AP) - U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein say they will seek federal review of an ongoing leak of natural gas from a utility's underground storage site that has forced thousands of people to leave nearby Los Angeles neighborhoods.